INS Chennai to make maiden visit to Chennai coast

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Press Trust of India

April 13, 2017

UPDATED: April 13, 2017 18:25 IST

Chennai, Apr 13 (PTI) INS Chennai, a P15A Guided Missile Destroyer, which was commissioned in the Western Naval command last year, would be anchored near Chennai coast on April 15. INS Chennai, measuring 163 metres in length and 17.4 metres in breadth, is one of the most potent warships to have been constructed in India, an official release said. The vessels anti-submarine warfare capabilities include indigenously developed rocket and torpedo launchers. Besides, it is equipped to fight under nuclear, biological and chemical warfare conditions. An unique feature of the ship is the "high level of indigenisation" incorporated in the production, the release said. Some major indigenised equipment on-board INS Chennai include combat management system, rocket launcher, torpedo tube launcher, automated power management system and the bow mounted SONAR. Prior to commissioning, the ship contributed two truck loads of relief material to the city residents during the floods that occurred in December 2015. The ship would be anchored off Marina beach on April 15 between 5 p.m and 11.30 p.m. PTI VIJ SS BN

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